Loja Wildlife, Granada Province, Spain.: Embalse de Cubillas, Granada Province, Spain.

Thursday, 3 September 2026

Embalse de Cubillas, Granada Province, Spain.

A mornings birding with good friend Juan.

Ebird List for the Embalse.

Eurasian Spoonbill (Espátula Común / Platalea leucorodia), Little Egrets (Garceta Común / Egretta garzetta) and Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea).

I met Juan at 08:00 at the usual spot on the western side of the Embalse and almost instantly I was pleased to see my main target the Eurasian Spoonbill (Espátula Común / Platalea leucorodia) which was feeding amongst the reeds in the bay where the Rio Cubillas comes into the Embalse.

Eurasian Spoonbill (Espátula Común / Platalea leucorodia), Little Egrets (Garceta Común / Egretta garzetta) and Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea).

Purple Heron (Garza Imperial / Ardea purpurea).

Little Egrets (Garceta Común / Egretta garzetta).

We set up our chairs and scopes low down on the shore line and spent 3 hours and 20 minutes recording some good species including Pallid Swift (Vencejo Pálido /Apus pallidus), Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Thinornis dubius), Common (Andarrios Chico / Actitis hypoleucos) and Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus), a single Little Stint (Correlimos Menudo / Calidris minuta), Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus), Black-crowned Night Heron (Marinete Común / Nycticorax nycticorax), Purple Heron (Garza Imperial / Ardea purpurea), a Western Osprey (Águila Pescardora / Pandion haliaetus), 113x European Honey Buzzards (Aberjero Europeo / Pernis apivorus), Short-toed Snake Eagle (Culebrera Europeo / Circaetus gallicus), Booted Eagle (Aguila Calzada / Aquila penntuas), Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Gavilán Común / Accipiter nisus), Northern Goshawk (Azor Común / Accipitor gentillis), Western Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus), Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo), European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Europeo / Merops apiaster), Common Kingfisher (Martin Pescador Común / Alcedo atthis), Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major), Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oropéndola Europea / Oriolus oriolus), Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki), Sand Martin (Avión Zapador / Riparia riparia),Common Firecrest (Reyezuelo Listado / Regulus ignicapilla),Grey (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Spanish (Yellow) (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae) and White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba) and Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra).